Ground covers include Apricot Beauty Daylilies, Hosta, Ajuga Bronze, Pachysandra and Periwinkle, also known as Myrtle.

Small fruit species are always popular, and this year strawberries, highbush blueberries and red raspberries will be available.

Evergreens that can be ordered include Colorado Blue, Norway and White Spruce, White Cedar, Canadian Hemlock, Balsam Fir, Fraser Fir and Austrian Pine.

Deciduous tree and shrub species are also on the order form. They are Black Walnut, Red Maple (new this year), Sugar Maple, White Flowering Dogwood and a new variety of White Birch, White Spire. Several shrubs are available, including Lilac, Elderberry, Forsythia, Highbush Cranberry, Winterberry, Rose of Sharon, Rugosa Rose, Red Osier Dogwood and new this year, Butterfly Bush.

Compost, mulch, fertilizer tablets and wildflower seed mixes also can be ordered.

Plants improve properties and benefit wildlife by providing food, cover and habitat, particularly for songbirds and small mammals.

Income from the program also helps support the district's work with farmers on conservation projects that benefit water quality and soil loss prevention.

People can order by telephone, using their credit card, by stopping at the district office at 50 W. High St. in Ballston Spa or by mailing in order forms. Green forms can be picked up at several businesses in Saratoga County, including Stewart's Shops.

Order forms and information about the offerings can be obtained by emailing treeandshrub@gmail.com, calling the district office at 885-6900 or 885-6300, or by stopping by the office at 50 W. High St. in Ballston Spa.